Feature #4196
closedChase API for real Time transactions
Description
1. Types of Chase APIs
Chase offers different API sets depending on your relationship with them:
(a) Chase Consumer Developer Portal (developer.chase.com)
Mainly sandbox / test APIs.
Transaction & account APIs exist but not real-time in production.
Good for experimentation, not sufficient for enterprise business cases.
(b) Chase Business & Treasury APIs
Available if you are a commercial / treasury banking client.
Provides:
Real-time transaction feeds (intraday updates for ACH, wires, Zelle, card auths).
Payment APIs (initiate Zelle, ACH, wires, bill pay).
Webhooks or SFTP feeds for event-driven updates.
Requires formal onboarding & partnership contract.
2. How Real-Time Works
For businesses, Chase supports intraday reporting APIs, which give you:
Immediate confirmation when a payment (Zelle, ACH, wire) is sent or received.
Pending card authorizations in near real-time.
Webhooks/Callbacks for status changes (initiated → completed → returned).
Think of it as a cash management API suite — tailored for treasury use cases like reconciliation, cash flow, fraud monitoring.
3. Steps to Get Access
Be a Chase Business Client (treasury account).
These APIs are not open to individuals or small developers.
You need a business banking or treasury relationship.
Contact Chase Treasury Management / API Sales
You don’t just “sign up online.”
You must contact your Chase relationship manager or fill the form on J.P. Morgan Treasury Services
.
Business Case Proposal
Document your use case: “We need real-time Zelle/ACH transaction data for automated reconciliation and fraud detection.”
Show compliance readiness: encryption, data security, SOC2, etc.
Legal & Security Review
NDA, API contract, and sometimes an integration certification process.
If you’re handling money movement: KYC/AML checks and possibly money transmitter licenses.
Technical Integration
Authentication: OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow.
Data delivery: REST APIs + optional webhooks/SFTP streams.
Observability: Must log payment_id, correlation_id across systems.
4. If Direct Access Isn’t Possible
Fallback is still:
Plaid / Finicity / MX → near real-time transaction webhooks.
Works across multiple banks.
Good for MVPs and mid-sized businesses.
Later, migrate to direct Chase APIs once you’re approved.
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